What a night for the Obamas!
There’s no denying that I’ve been openly critical of some of Michelle Obama’s wardrobe choices — both before and after she became First Lady. But Tuesday evening, I was in awe. It was the first White House State Dinner since President Obama took office and Michelle definitely rose to the [...]
Posted on November 27th, 2009 by Diane
Filed under: Business Etiquette, Celebrities, Dining Etiquette, Dress, Fashion, Social Etiquette, Special Events | 2 Comments »
They wouldn’t build a house without a blueprint, hit the road to a new ski resort without a map, make their first visit to Barcelona without a guidebook or even, in these days of H&G TV, move furniture without a floor plan. And yet, again and again, the number of people, both men and women, [...]
Posted on November 26th, 2009 by Diane
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Before we catch up with Liz, I’m going to review some of the reasons the colour analysis process is so critical.
Last week I was asked to explain the difference between a “fashion victim” and a “fashionista.” Bottom line, the former aspires to be the latter — but has taken things too far! The fashionista follows [...]
Posted on November 24th, 2009 by Diane
Filed under: Accessories, Dress, Fashion, Image, Image Consultation, Womenswear | 1 Comment »
I recently wrote about Filippa’s makeover — she’s the model who was “photoshopped” for a Ralph Lauren ad — but unlike that virtual process, everything about this Style Analysis, for Liz, is real — on a real body and for a real life!
I explained to Liz, that this stage of her journey would take at [...]
Posted on November 19th, 2009 by Diane
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Today marks the beginning of our 10-part series where we’ll join Liz, a new, young client, on her personal journey through our image enhancement programme to her ultimate destination — developing her own look of success.
After graduating with a Bachelor of Computing Science, Liz began her career as a Business Analyst in the tele-communications industry [...]
Posted on November 17th, 2009 by Diane
Filed under: Body Image, Image, Image Consultation, Womenswear | 6 Comments »
Missed Part One? Read it here.
We’re moving to the really challenging part of the project. What you’ve done so far is comparable to rearranging your computer desktop.
You’ve:
Reorganized working files — divided clothing into categories, career, sportswear, etc.
Created a folder for work in progress — alterations and repairs department
Eliminated obsolete material — the Goodwill drop-off bag
Now [...]
Posted on November 4th, 2009 by Diane
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